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Act now on Waikiki homelessness

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 23, 2014

~~<p>There is one ray of hope to be extracted from the usual storm of woe delivered with any report about homelessness &mdash; specifically in Waikiki. The visitor industry is showing resolve to help pursue solutions this city so desperately needs.</p><p>Now for the woeful part: So far, any such show of resolve has been met with dithering from the City Council, which so far has not grasped how critical it is to adopt a unified plan of attack in addressing Honolulu's homelessness crisis.</p>~~

There is one ray of hope to be extracted from the usual storm of woe delivered with any report about homelessness — specifically in Waikiki. The visitor industry is showing resolve to help pursue solutions this city so desperately needs.

Now for the woeful part: So far, any such show of resolve has been met with dithering from the City Council, which so far has not grasped how critical it is to adopt a unified plan of attack in addressing Honolulu's homelessness crisis. Login for more...